Tommy Bryce

Tommy Bryce
Personal information
Date of birth27 January 1960
Place of birthJohnstone, Scotland
Playing positionForward
Youth career
–1980Ferguslie United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1980–1982Kilmarnock12(0)
1982–1985Stranraer101(14)
1985–1987Queen of the South83(35)
1987–1989Clydebank74(26)
1989–1992Ayr United110(30)
1992–1993Clydebank24(1)
1994–1998Queen of the South176(49)
1998–1999Partick Thistle19(3)
1999Queen of the South6(0)
1999–2000Arbroath39(6)
2000–2001Stranraer15(0)
Total659(164)
Teams managed
1998–1999Partick Thistle
2013-2015Glenafton Athletic
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Tommy Bryce (born 27 January 1960 in Johnstone) is a Scottish former association football player. Bryce had a playing career spanning 21 seasons from 1980-81 with Scottish Football League clubs Kilmarnock, Stranraer, Queen of the South of Dumfries, Clydebank, Ayr United and Arbroath.[1]

Bryce also served as player-manager of Partick Thistle during the 1998–99 season.[2] Since retiring completely from playing Bryce has managed in the Scottish junior football scene.

Career

Bryce was signed for Queen of the South by manager Nobby Clark.[3] He is referred to at Queen of the South as 'Tommy Bryce Mark 2' to avoid confusion with the Tommy Bryce who played for Queens in the 1970s. When Bryce (Mark 2) was later interviewed for the Queen of the South website, among those he named as the best players he played beside were George Cloy, Jimmy Robertson, Alan Davidson and Jim Thomson.[1]

At Queens Bryce scored a hat trick in 1 minute and 46 seconds meriting an application to the Guinness Book Of Records as the fastest hat trick in senior football.

The appointment of Bryce as Partick Thistle's player/manager in 1998 came as a surprise.[4] He failed to turn the club's fortunes around that season, however, and he was replaced by John Lambie in March 1999.[5]

On 18 July 2013 Bryce become the new manager of Junior club; Glenafton Athletic .[6]

On 4 January 2015 Bryce resigned as manager of Junior club; Glenafton Athletic. [7]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Tommy Bryce career profile on "Queens Legends" on the Queen of the South website
  2. ↑ QUEEN OF THE SOUTH : 1946/47 - 2008/09, NeilBrown football database.
  3. ↑ Nobby Clark interview and career profile
  4. ↑ Thistle praying that the Bryce is right, Sunday Mirror, 7 June 1998.
  5. ↑ Partick prepare to make a stand, The Scotsman, 13 November 2001.
  6. ↑ http://glenaftonfc.com/
  7. ↑ http://glenaftonfc.com/2015/01/04/tommy-bryce-resigns-as-glenafton-manager/

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